Waitrose’s 2016 Christmas advert is way more tense than a Christmas ad should be

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Waitrose have waded into the Christmas advert fray with their offering, Home For Christmas.

It followed a little robin who travels back to Britain to visit a young girl who is waiting for his annual return.

It starts off sweet as the robin pokes its head out of a snow-dusted kettle and flits over misty fields.

The robin starts his journey (Picture: Waitrose)

But it takes a very dramatic turn as our feathered friend battles through stormy weather and almost gets snaffled by predators.

At one point it looks like the bird isn’t going to make it as as a fisherman accidentally steps on its wing.

The injured bird almost doesn’t make it home after a fisherman steps on its wing (Picture: Waitrose)

But he nurses it back to health and thankfully he makes it back home in one piece to enjoy the mince pie his young friend has left out in the garden for him.

And because it wouldn’t be Christmassy enough without a little romance, the robin is joined by another and the pair tuck in to the pie as the girl watches on.

The bird eats pie and finds love (Picture: Waitrose)

John Lewis went for a woodland animal theme this year as well. Their Buster the Boxer Christmas ad featured a hedgehog, two foxes and a badger all having a great time jumping on a trampoline meant for a little girl.

While it sounds cute and did spread plenty of Christmas cheer, some people were worried the ad ‘ignored the risks of bovine tuberculosis’ spreading to the girl when she used it. Festive or what?